OSP Weekly 03/21/2022
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Faculty Opportunity Awards (FOA) Program: 2022 Call for Proposals
Applications are invited March 21, 2022 through May 2, 2022, 5pm PDT.
The Division of Research announces the call for proposals for the 2022 Faculty Opportunity Awards (FOA) Program. The 2022 FOA Program is intended to increase innovative research, scholarly activity, and creative activity where there is potential for subsequent funding by extramural funding agencies, private foundations, or industry. The program is intended to provide seed funding for research, scholarly activity, and creative activity that will provide “proof of concept” for development of strong external proposals. Up to $300,000 is available to support these efforts in this round of awards, thanks to the generous funding provided by the UNLV Research Foundation and the UNLV Foundation.


Eligibility
The 2022 FOA program is limited to faculty (including faculty-in-residence) who meet the requirements for Principal Investigator (PI) eligibility.

Please note: Faculty are not eligible to apply if they:
  • have previously received a FOA
  • have had funding from any source as lead PI

See below for eligibility FAQs.


Award Information
  • Research Awards: Up to $20,000
  • Scholarly Activity and Creative Activity Awards: Up to $10,000


Performance Period
July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023. No extensions will be approved. Awardees will be notified by June 1, 2022.


Online Submission Portal
Submit a fully complete and appropriately formatted application packet in the 2022 FOA Portal by the Monday, May 2, 2022, 5:00pm PDT deadline. No late submissions will be considered. The Principal Investigator will receive an automatic notification when the application packet has been received.


Application Packet

The application packet PDF must include the following:

Cover Page Form (Signed by PI, Chair/Unit Head, Dean)

Required Sections
  • I. Project Summary (1 page maximum)
  • II.  Project Narrative (5 pages maximum)
  • III.  Budget Plan (2 pages maximum)
  • IV.  Curriculum Vitae (2 pages maximum or length specified by potential future funding agency, e.g., four pages maximum for NIH)
  • V.  Pending and Completed Support (NOTE: If none, you should nevertheless include and reference this section as “Not applicable to this proposal.”)
  • VI.  UNLV Mentor Letter of Support (up to two-pages formal letter of support on university letterhead)
  • VII.  Three UNLV Potential Reviewers
Eligibility FAQs

Q: Is a full-time, non-tenure-track faculty member (e.g., Research Professor) eligible to apply?
A: Yes. Faculty who meet the requirements for Principal Investigator (PI) eligibility may apply. No exceptions for PI Eligibility will be granted.
 
Q: Can a tenured faculty apply?
A: Yes. Tenured faculty who have never been previously funded as a lead Principal Investigator and who meet the requirements for Principal Investigator (PI) eligibility may apply. No exceptions for PI Eligibility will be granted.
 
Q: Can a faculty-in-residence faculty apply?
A. Yes. Any faculty-in-residence faculty who performs research or other scholarly activity may apply. An exception for PI Eligibility will be required per the Principal Investigator (PI) eligibility policy.
 
Q: Can a full-time Lecturer or a person on a full-time LOB (letter of appointment with benefits) apply for a Faculty Opportunity Award?
A: No. Only faculty who meet the requirements for Principal Investigator (PI) eligibility may apply. No exceptions for PI Eligibility will be granted.
 
Q: Can I apply for another Faculty Opportunity Award if I have been previously awarded one?
A: No. Faculty who have previously received a FOA are not eligible.
 
Q: If I was previously or currently a lead PI on another source of funding can I apply?
A: No. Faculty who previously or currently were funded from any source as lead PI are not eligible. 
Althea Sheets, Communications Manager for Research Development, Office of Sponsored Programs, althea.sheets@unlv.edu, 702-895-1880